Medical System Having Combined and Synergized Data Output from Multiple Independent Inputs

1. A method for combining and synergizing data from different medical systems, the method comprising the following: Obtaining, by an electronic control unit (ECU) comprising a processor, from a first medical system an image disposed relative to a first coordinate system; Obtaining, by the ECU, from a second medical system supplemental data; synchronizing, by the ECU, first and second clocks of the first and second medical systems, respectively; interpolating, by the ECU, an image accuracy value of the first medical system with a three dimensional accuracy value of a sensor of the second medical system; receiving, by the ECU, the image and supplemental data by a third medical system that displays in synchronicity the supplemental data combined with the image in real-time, the third medical system including a magnetic position sensor to generate magnetic-based location data relative to a third coordinate system; and displaying in synchronicity, by the ECU, the supplemental data combined with the image.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising resolving, by the ECU, an integration time for the image of the first medical system with an integration time of the supplemental data from the second medical system.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the supplemental data comprises a least one of physiological data, electrocardiogram data, imaging data and bio-mechanical data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the supplemental data comprises location data and wherein the second medical system comprises an impedance-based location sensor and generates supplemental data comprising impedance-based location data relative to a second coordinate system, wherein the magnetic-based location data from the third medical system is co-registered with location data from the second medical system.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising co-registering, by the ECU, the first, second, and third coordinate systems of the first, second, and third medical systems, respectively.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the impedance-based location data from the second medical system is used to generate, by the ECU, an artifact relative to the magnetic-based location data from the third medical system.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the artifact comprises a representation of at least one of: (a) a shaft of an elongate medical device overlaid onto the image in relation to a sensor of the third medical system; and (b) an electrode of a catheter overlaid onto the image in relation to the sensor of the third medical system.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second medical system comprises at least one of: (a) a force-sensing catheter, wherein the supplemental data associated with the force-sensing catheter includes force-related data; and (b) an optics-based sensing catheter, wherein the supplemental data associated with the optics-based sensing catheter includes blood pressure data.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein synchronizing the first and second clocks comprises at least one of: (a) using at least one of a network time protocol (NTP) synchronizing scheme, a precision time protocol (PTP) synchronizing scheme, and Cristian's algorithm; and (b) synchronizing time data resolution from the first and second medical systems.

10. A system for combining and synergizing data from different medical systems, the system comprising the following: a computing device comprising a data input interface, a data output interface, processor, and memory, the memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute the following processes: obtain from a first medical system an image disposed in a first coordinate system through the data input interface; obtain from a second medical system supplemental data through the data input interface; obtain location data from the second medical system, the location data being relative to a second coordinate system from an impedance-based location sensor, and transmit data to the data output interface for displaying location sensor information in synchronicity with the image; obtain location data from a third medical system, the location data being relative to a third coordinate system from a magnetic position sensor, and transmit data to the data output interface for displaying position sensor information in synchronicity with the image; use an image accuracy value of a first sensor of the first medical system with a three dimensional accuracy value of a second sensor of the second medical system; synchronize first and second clocks of the first and second medical systems, respectively; and transmit data to the data output interface for displaying in synchronicity the supplemental data combined with the image.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the instructions further cause the processor to execute the following process: use an integration time for the image of the first medical system with an integration time of the supplemental data from the second medical system.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the instructions further cause the processor to execute the following process: co-register the first, second, and third coordinate systems of the first, second, and third medical systems, respectively; and generate an artifact in the image relative to location data from the first, second and, third coordinate systems.

13. A system for synergizing data from different medical systems, the system comprising the following: a first medical device configured to generate medical information correlated to a first time scale; and a medical positioning system comprising the following: a catheter configured to generate position data of a sensor relative to a magnetic coordinate system and a second time scale, wherein the magnetic coordinate system comprises a magnetic position sensor; circuitry configured to receive the position data, the medical information, and imaging data from an imager relative to an optical coordinate system and a third time scale, and further configured to synchronize the first, second, and third time scales and use two-dimensional spatial accuracy of the imaging data from a first sensor with three-dimensional spatial accuracy of the position data; and a display unit configured to display real-time, time-synchronized imaging data, location data, and medical information.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the circuitry is further configured to use at least one of: (a) sensor integration times of the first medical device, the catheter, and the imager.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the first medical device comprises an x-ray imaging system, and the medical positioning system further comprises a radiation detection sensor, wherein the circuitry is configured to determine when the first medical device is activated using the radiation detection sensor in order to synchronize the medical information with the position data.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image accuracy value of the first medical system is used to adjust the three dimensional accuracy value of the sensor of the second medical system.